The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-22
DISQUE'S END NEARING
A SUSPICION THAT HIS FAMILY ARE
URGING HIN TO SUICIDE.

preparations fOr the Final scene in the
Life of the Bloody HOboken Wife
Murderer,-Streams Seek the jail
Through Curiosity, But Few Admitted.
AS George Disgue, the Hoboken wife
murderer. is to be hanged on the first of
June there are only few days more for
him to live, and by the time the next issue
Of the SUNDAY MORNING News makes its
appearance all the preparations for his
execution will have been completed. The
law compels the Sheriff to preside at execu-
tons: but his duties at this trying scene
will be doubly distasteful and irksome to
Sheriff Heintze, because he is an old friend
of th Disque family. Considerable interest
IL feit in the case because of the respecta-
he standing of Disques family tn the COM
munitv. a rumor is afoat to the effect
that the family and friends of the con-
Damned man are anxious that he should
commit suicide, and that they are watch
ing for an opportunity to put the means
of self destruction in his hands. At the
iail a SUNDAY MORNING News reporter was
told by Tailor B rdsall yesterday, the
greatest precautions ara taken to prevent
such an ending to the case. The death
watch is already set, and IS composed OF
Thomas Bernhard, of WeehaWkeD, henry
Fink and George Carlin who each take
turn every eight hours. There are three
of the regular jail attendants who are ready
day or night to lend assistance IN case OF
troubIe. Until the trial was ended Disque
was keptin cell on the lower floor, but
wken the Court of Errors and then the
Court Of Pardons refused to save him, he
was removed to the witness room on top
floor There he was searched to make sure
that he had no weapons about him, and IS
closely guarded. After his fate was de-
3 cided bv the Court of PdrdonS ne was
again searched, the furniture and bedding
removed from the room, and new lot put
there in place of the old. Sheriff Helntze,
when questioned, said that he had no idea
that DIsque will attempt suicide, but Jallor
Birdsall will do all that lies in his power to
guard against all contingencies. During
the past few days large number OF people
have called at the Jail for the purpose OF
seeing the murderer, but none have sue
ceeded. In one day over two hundred per-
cons called. A harmless joke was played
on a few of them in the shape CT aR old
tramp who was pointed out to them as
Disque. They went ava happy IN the be
lief that they had seen the condemned
AASA SA4t~s ~-~S
Dlsoue has slept we'll each night, and
eats we'll, and appears to be In good spIr-
its. The only persons whom he has seen
since all hope has past is the Rev. MIR.
Manrv. his brother-in-law and few of the
near relatives. He has seen no one for
several days except his keepers, and he
will see no one else. Disque is perfectly
resigned to his fate and Is bearing up yerJ
manfully. His only regret IL mat he Is
not permitted to see his Oldest child, a
bright little girl six years of age, who has
been sent to Mlddletown. New York, by
Disoue.s father-in-law, and who positively
refuses 10 let her visit the doomed man.
sheriff Heintze has promised to intercede
in his behalf, and perhaps the dying re-
ouest of the murderer may yet be granted
The execution viii take place on the second
floor of the male prison, in the extreme
southern end of the western corridor, and
will be superintended by Van Hise of New
ark the same man who performed those
dread functions for K nkowsky. On the
afternoon preceding the morning of the
execution all the prisoners IN the wing
where it is to take place Will be removed,
SO that they may net even see the putting
nm of the gallows. Disque will be attended
in his last walk by the Rev. Mr.. Meurry
and the fAJneT-lu-ldW VI IAoo ScAtAOliaH,
also a minister. Dr5. Varick, McGill and
Helffer and Sheriff Heintze, with nine
other deputies. A platoon of police will
euard the front aud back entrance of the
Court house grounds until after the execu-
ton. Arrangements have already been
made by the family of the condemned man
for his burial. 1t will be as quiet and I'M
DESTINATIONS as possible.
When the SUNDAY MORNING News re-
po,ter solicited Sheriff Heintze for infor-
nation as to the preparations for the exc
cntion, he found that official reticent. He
had been requested, he declared, by
Disaue, to have as little said about it as
possible, and he was going to respect
his wishes in the matter, except
that the gallows would be erected on the
spot where Kankowski died, he withheld
all information. The Van Hise
pallows is fastened securely together
with pins, and there will be little noise to
disturb the CONCENTRATIONS that will crowd
on the mind Of the doomed man the last
few days Of his life. AS the gallows can be
put up in few hours and tested, work
upon it will not probably be commenced
till q week from tomorrow.
Killed Between the Cars.
Patrick Prior employed on Shsndleys
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